HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/02/1927 Board of Public Safety MinutesTH'Fll REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF:PTJ13LIC S 1-,FETY WAS TIE, LD IN THE
BOARDS OF-FIOE 2nd.
Meeting was called to order at 4:0 P111410 by Pres. Engeldrum.
All members were present
)!Motion prevailed to dispense with the reading of the . minutes of the
last regular meetingo
FIRE DEPT.
Bills # 3 Tq tof 3 V were approved and ordered paid.
Motion prevailed to accept and order placed on file,4tViq,applicatiOA
of Glen J. Rush.and Frank Eugene Allen.
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
Motion prevailed that the weekly report Of Rapt. Qualls for -the week
ending April 30th., 1927 be accepted and placed on file.
Motion orevailed that due to the damp condition of the concrete floors
at the Alarm.Station Supt. Qualls, be ordered to procure rubber matting
for the floors.
DEPT. OF WEIGHTS & LIEASURES
motion prevaiied that the weekly report of City Sealer Burns for the
week ending April 30th., 1.127 be accepted and- ordered placed on file.
POLICE DEPT.
Bills to# /3/9 were approved pproved and ordered pAidti %'1'11
Lilotion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the appli
cation of Elmer V. Alward.•
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Motion prevailed that the O-"ficiai Bond of officer Adolph Graf, nameing
Adolph Graf as principal, and Adolph Graf, Olen A. Clark, and John
Peulchen as surety,be accepted and ordered placed on file.
Motion prevailed that the following order be issued to the•idembers of
the Police and Fird Dept.
Any solicitAtion of a public nature by any members of the
Police or Fire Dept. must be first sanctioned by the Board of Public
Safety and the Chief of Police or the Chief of the Fire Dept.
Any aotivitys out * side of police work which deal with the
public, and are under the auspices Of members of the Police Dept useing
the name of Police must -be sanctioned by the Board of Public Safety.
Chief Hatt reported that Police Car # 8, driven by officer Dodge was struck
by a N.Y.Central train.at the S. Michigan St. crossing on the night of
April 30th. and the car was practicaiy demolished,�
Chief Hatt further reported that upon investigation he learned the the
accident was due to the crossing watchman failure to lower the crossing
gates when the.train approached the crossing, and that watchmean gave no 1.
signal of any kind and allowed Oficer Dodge who happened to be answering*
a minute call to drive into the path of the approaching-',tprain.
Motion prevailed that Officer Dodge be exonerated for all blame for tho
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Chief Hatt also reported that the matter of damages had been taken up
with the N.Y. Central R.R.Co.
Meeting adjourned. at P.m.
Attest.
Pr lid Ph, B Ord of � �S a f�e
Clerk, g6af-d'of Public baTe-ty -, -